21. A choultry was opened in a rented building on 19 October 1915, for feeding the poor. 22. Another source says that it is not related to Jaffna kingdom, but a 19th century choultry . 23. In 1782, the spot was converted to a choultry for asylum-seekers, chiefly elderly people. 24. The population of Madras had increased to the point that it seemed difficult to retain the old Choultry courts. 25. Sri Draksharama Choultry Trust gave a donation of Rs . 50, 000 towards construction of a Lecture Hall. 26. In 1801, the hospital was combined with the'Native Hospital and Poor Fund'in the choultry . 27. Mudaliar's birthday is celebrated each year through a public function at his choultry opposite to Central Railway station. 28. Usage example 1 : " Is the order of the Naidu required in order to procure gruel at the choultry ?" 29. A hospital was constructed within the premises of the choultry in 1799 by John Underwood, an assistant surgeon with the company. 30. It is said that it used to be a Sarai ( resting place for travelers ) or choultry along this road leading North.
